Crashes and required courses — Florida Permit Test

Crashes and required courses on the Florida permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

You must attend a Traffic Collision Avoidance Course if you are at fault in a crash where anyone was taken to a medical facility, or if it is your second collision in a two-year period.

Two crashes, or one that hurt somebody, is where the state stops calling it bad luck.

If you are found at fault in a crash where anyone was injured and transported to a medical treatment facility, or it is your second collision in a two-year period, you will be required by law to attend a Traffic Collision Avoidance Course.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.29

A third traffic offense causing a crash within 36 months requires an FLHSMV-approved driver improvement course with behind-the-wheel training.

By the third crash the state wants somebody in the car watching you drive.

If you were convicted of, or pleaded nolo contendre (no contest) to your third traffic offense that caused a crash within 36 months

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.29

The three-crashes requirement includes a 12 hour Advanced Driver Improvement course.

Twelve hours is two full evenings, which is the point: it is meant to be inconvenient.

complete a 12 hour Advanced Driver Improvement (ADI) course

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.29

Failing to complete the three-crashes requirements within 90 days cancels your license.

The clock is short, and missing it costs the license rather than adding a fine.

Failure to complete requirements within 90 days will result in license cancellation.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.29

On the test

What triggers a required Traffic Collision Avoidance Course?

An at-fault injury crash, or a second in two years. Two crashes, or one that hurt somebody, is where the state stops calling it bad luck. Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.29: “If you are found at fault in a crash where anyone was injured and transported to a medical treatment facility, or it is your second collision in a two-year period, you will be required by law to attend a Traffic Collision Avoidance Course.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Official Florida Driver License Handbook, published by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-20.